Perhaps you've never heard of this Minneapolis company before this winter of seemingly unending snowfalls, but local officials are doing their best to make Cargill a household word.

The fault for running out of salt to keep the thoroughfares of Hudson County ice free is Cargill's they say, not theirs.

“They told our law department that they are making every effort to fulfill the contract, but they are struggling to meet the overwhelming demands,” Hudson County spokesman Jim Kennelly said of Cargill Salt in a recent interview with The Jersey Journal. “We accept they are struggling but we want the contract fulfilled as quickly as possible."

Over the weekend, Jersey City ran out of salt and was using liquid brine and sand to keep city streets less icy.

Asked about the city's salt depletion, city spokeswoman Jennifer Morrill also brought up Cargill.

The Jersey City Incinerator Authority, has been in constant contact with Cargill to get a delivery of more than 3,000 tons of salt, Morrill said Saturday.

Morrill said the JCIA has called Cargill "multiple times daily" since Jan. 30, but that "only a couple small deliveries have been made."

"We are extremely disappointed but also recognize this is an issue affecting the entire region," she said.